Garment-cuff.



. G. BECKER. GARMENT CUFF. APPLICATION FILED OUT. 21, 1911.

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GARMENT-CUFF.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Oct 1, 1912.

Application filed October 21, 1911. 'Serial No. 655,854.

To all whom it may concem:

Be it known that I, Gnoncn Bnonnn, a citizen of the United States, residing in the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and

;. State of New York, have invented certain new'and useful Improvements in Garment- Cufi's, of which the following is a specification.

My improvements While applicable to cuffs of variousgarments are designed morev There is however one main objection to their use in that the cuits soon lose form,.are

flabby, wilt and crumple up, and are hence soon lacking in symmetrical appearance and comfort. I obviate this difiiculty by my improved construction of duplex cufi, the novelty consistingprimarily in the use of a non-absorbent, flexible resilient cuii' stiffener of peculiar form fitting inside the cult (but detachable therefrom ior laundry purposes) whereby the form and symmetry of the cuff may be maintained during use indefinitely.

Another feature is rendering the cuff re- 'versible by the provision of an auxiliary flap which may be folded on either side of the main cufi' containing the stiflfener.

The invention consists in'the specific construction and arrangement of parts herein described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings", Figure 1, represents the inner side of my duplex cuff unfolded and laid flat for convenience of illustration; Fig. 2, a sectional view taken on plane oiiline 2-2 Fig. 1; Fig. 3, is aside view of thcstiffener; Fig, i, an edge view of folded over thesam e, looking from the right of Fig. 3; Fig. '5, is an elevation, partly broken away, .of the 'main cuii; Figs. 6 and 7 sectional views showing the two ways of folding over the auxiliary cuff Fig. 8, is an edge view of the folded duplexcufl' bent afid held in, shape by means of an ordinary cuff link or button, the stiffener being indicated by the dotted line.

My duplex reversible cuff may be made of a single strip of-fabric (lined or otherwise) upon itself as will be understood by reference to Fig. 2, with its long udinal edges overlapping the edge of the s: i

and each other, said edges being attached to the said sleeve a, and to each other to form the wrist band I). This t-wo'ply cufi fold is stitched medially and longitudinally, as at c, to form the main cuii" rl,-as well asthe aux iliary cuii, e,-the latter having its transverse edges at both ends stitched together so as" to form a closed fold or flap constituting the said auxiliary cufl e, which is provided with two button holes 0, 0 the edge stitch-' ing of which extends through both thicknesses of the fabric. The transverse edges d, at one end of the main cuff chars in like ,manner stitched together to close that extremity of the out? while at the other end the transverse edges are not united, so as to leave a free moutlror opening d to permit the insertion or removal of the stiiien'er S.

Adjacent to the mouth (Z of the stiliener pocket thus formed in the main cufi" (Z, the latter is formed with two coinciding buttonholcs (Z one in each ply or side Wall of the pocket, as it were, the button hole stitch in each case extending only through a single ply, or side wall of the pocket. At the other extremity of the main cuff d, the edge stitching oi the. button hole (Z extends through and unites both plies of the end. In order to straddle this button hole (1, near the closed end of the main cuii' d, I bifurcate one end of the stitl ener S, to form an open end slot 8, of su'iiicieritlength to allow this extremity of the stiflener S to contact with" theclosed end cl, of the cuff pocket, as

suficient'to accommodate the shank l, of a,

link button L, as indicated in Fig. 5, in which the said shank is shown as in cross section. By this construction of stiffener I accomplish a,-two-fold function. It being understood that the stiiiener S, When'in position in the curd (1, will yield suiiiciently to admit of the insertion of-the cuii button and then spring back with its edge in in contact with the shank of the link button L, or apprrnziinately so, it is ob l ious not only that the said link button L, will locked in position against accidental displacement'or loss, but also that the stiffener itself will be locked in position and secured against longitudinal movement Within the cull, both most desirable results, adapting the cull especially to the requirements of neglige garments. Thus the stifiener will hold the soft flexible cufi extended dur ing all conditions of use in such manner that it c -not fall or collapse even when moi ith perspiration or otherwise; and in this connection it is to be noted that the PIBSGZ'; i of the stiffener tends to prevent lose cmtact with the Wrist of the wearer by arching {the cult around the Wrist and maintaining a desirable degree of rifgidity with be firmly out inconvenience or discern ort to the wearer. l

.The outer edge 8 of the stiilener S, should be curved. centrally sufficiently to facilitate the insertion of the sleeve button through thc'button holes, but otherwise the lon' itudinal edges of the stiidener may be ided forward beyond the nosition of the but-eon holes as as may be deemed exit, although a matter of fact the end of the stiffener may be made 1 "aight or at right anglesto its length and be operative provided the length of the 11.11191 is such that when the inner end members 8', 8, Contact with the closed end (5'', of the cull (i, the outer end 5 will overlap the button holes d (Z in part only, as

hereinbefore set forth.

It is of course understood that the button hole 0, coincides in position with the button holes (5 and that the button hole' 6 coin- I les in position with the button hole (Z so that the auxiliary flap or cuff 6, may be folded over on either side of the main cull (Z, and secured in either such position by the usual link or cuff button.

The stilicner itself is made from a sheet of any suitable nonnbsorbcnt material affording the requisite degree of elasticity and resilience. lit insures an even, uniform curvature and shape, as indicated in Fig. 8 which represents the usual and preferred 1 l l l l nos-ruse method Of'll'fiill'lllg the cull. The cull itself is thus not only rendered more symmetrical and desirable in shape, but it also supports and maintains in good shape a coat or other garment sleeve WCIH over it. All this adds materially to the convenience, comfort and satisfaction of the wearer.

"Tihe stillener being readily applicable and detachable does not interfere with the laundrving of the garment, and being identical indiscriminately.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by etters Patent is,

1. In. combination, a; garment cult formed with a stiffener pocket closed at one end and open at the other,'also formed with button holes near both elastic resilient stiffener bifurcated at one extremity to straddle the button hole near the closed end of the cuff and of such length as to' overlap and cover in part coiucidiiul button holes near the open end of the cull' when the stiffener is inserted in the cull with its bifurcated end resting against the closed end of the cull for the purpose heroin set forth.

2. In combination, a garment cull formed With a stillener pochcinclosed at one end and open at the other, also formed with button holes near both ends, non-absorbent elastic resilient stiffener biturcatcd at one extremity to straddle the button hole near the closed end of the cull and of such length as to overlap and cover in. part. coinciding-g; button holes near the open end of the cuil' when the sli'llener is inserted in the cull with its ifurcatedend resting against the closed end of the curl, and an auxiliary cull flap adapt ed to told on either side of the pocketed cuff and formed with button holes coinciding with those in said pocketed cull, for the purpose and substantially in the manner described.

GEORGE BECKER. Witnesses GEO. NM. MIATT, .LILLIA MIATT.

in form. and interchangeable may be used ends, and a non-absorbent 

